Cooking device



June 26, 1923.

M. KOTT COOKING DEVICE Filed June 26. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l WIM/8858 June 26, 19.23.

M. KOTT cooKING DE'vIcE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 26, 1922 Patented June 26, 1923.

j unirsi) refrains `v l MICHAEL KOTT, OF NEW YORKQN. Y. i

COOKING DEVICE.`

e n .pplcation filedJune 2G, 1322 Serial No.. 570,854.

To all w/wm-y t may concern.'

Be it known that I," MICHAEL KoTT, `a citizen of Russia, and a resident of the city of NewYork, `borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have 'invented. new andr useful Improvements in Cooking Devices, of which the following is a `tulhclear, and exact description. c. This `invention `relates .to .cooking derices primarily designed` for cooking meats. .Usually in the process of cooking meats they are. placed in a vessel located in a certain definite position `with respect to the source of heat. The `result is `that great at tention has to be givenduring the cooking process in order to 'prevent the meat `from beingy burned. inten it` is necessary to add ya grease` orsome other means to prevent the meat 'from burningQor, sticking to` the vessel in which it 'isbeing cooked. Ifgrease is added, it makes `the `food unitfl'or consumption by certain`.people;` while Water is added during'the cooking process, a certain ainountfof nourishment is' removed from lthe lineat and lostin .tliewatenl The general robject of 4this invention is the provision of ay lsimple and efficient cooking `device in whichpfoody may be cooked without the use of any means for preventing it, i'rom sticking to thecooking `vessel or `from burning i `This l.object is accomplished by providing a drum in which meansiorsupportingthe victuals to be cooked lis located, and rotatably mounting said drum so `that when placed above a source of heat itmay `be` ro'- tated so as to continually change the area whichis directly in line with the lowliof heat. y N` This and other objects of the invention will be moreclearly understoodfroin the ,following detailed descriptionand accompanying drawings. k y l y Figure 1 is a side elevation showing` a sec-` tion through v the drum Figure an end elevation; vFigure 3 is a sectionlalong the line 3 3, Figurel; n e I .y i

Figure 4L is a side elevation 4ot the drum nioiintedon a supporting block; e

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a lifting` 'device provided in. conjiiiictionfwith the cooking device for removiiglthe drinn` from the source oi heat. after `it hasibeeu heated.

Figure 6 is a `perspective view of :i modi lied torni of container.

Referring toy the` above-mentioned diawings, aV drinn or casing 10 has an annular ring `11 mounted infone end.I This annular' ring 11 is provided with an internal thread 12, and a cap 13 .which engages with `this annular ring 11 serves to close the end of the casing 10. Attachedto `the capl isa trunnion `14 upon which a cranlrlis mounts ed. The end `16 ofthe casing 10 has a holj low trunnion l'i'attached thereto in alinement with an opening 19 provided .in the a vend 16; This opening 19 serves as a'. steam escape so thatwlien steam .is formed during ,the` process of cooking there isno danger of the casing 10 being `destroyed by excessive pressure. Attached to the casing-10 are lugs 20 and 21 to provide means whereby thecasing may be lifted `by the use cfa 'lf-shaped lifter 33. f i i Inusing they lifter 33, onelend` of the head is projected; intoV one of thelugs 21. `The head now lies along the side ofthelqcasing, serving to` steady itwhen-it is( raised by .means of ythe lifter.,v yAfter*the drum has beenremoved from the source otheat it may be supported bya vblock Bet-having avertical opening 35. `Vhen such a siippor-tingblock is `provided the` opening is made large enough to 4receive the hollow trunnionlT-.l A frame assemblage fis provided for supportingl the drum lOnabove thesource of heat.l lThis traine'` assemblage consists 4of posts 22and 23 attached to base bloclrs24` andl 25respe`c. tively. y Each post isprovided With ajpliivralityk oit' notches 26 adapted toreceive the triinnio'ns"14C` and A 17. -Eirtending` through the upper ends of the posts 22 and` Q3 yare .openings 27 through which a bainv yrnayb@ projected.y Set screws)y and SOjare'ipro-` vided in con-junctionwith the posts 22 and 1 23 and engage in threaded `openings which extend lengthwise of the posts.` These set screws areiised for engaging the lbar 28 so as toiix it inposition `inthe openings27. This bar 28 serves as a means for'spacing 14 and 17. y, On one endoiF thebai" 28 `a'hook 3l is formed which may befusedlfor sup'- porting the drum 10 atteiyitiliasl been jrer the Vposts 22 and 23 so that,y they fare"A rthe proper distance apart to receive the trunnions moved [roni over` the source` oic heat," In

bodiment ofthe invention, includes a body portion of square cross section having a plurality of longitudinal walls 37 each extending outward. Mounted on the lower end. of the container are a plurality of feet they are placed between lthe longitudinal walls which serve to retain them in position and to revolve them with the container. A container that is provided for cooking steaks y or the like is usually made to lit loosely into the drinn so that after the steaks are placed in position no difficulty will be experienced in inserting the whole into the drum.

If it is desired to cook vegetables or chopped -meats a container 32 of the type 'shown in' Figure 6 is used. In constructing the container 32 shown in Figure 6 two pairs of rings 41, 42 and 43, 44 are provided. The rings 42 and 44 are smaller iii `diameter than the rings 41 and 43 and are mounted inside of the latter, respectively. Vertical members 45 are projected between the rings of each pair and serve toretain the pairsof rings in spaced relav tion to one'another. Four of these vertical members are provided and spaced equally about the rings 41 to 44, inclusive. Curved plates 46 are 'slidably mounted in therings between the vertical members 45. Partitions 47 are mounted in the container, di-

i viding it into tour compartments 48; The

partitions are located in alinement with the vertical members 45. Thus a pluralityI of compartments 48 for holding chopped 'meats or vegetables to which access may be gained by the removal of the plates 46 is provided. A cap 49 for closing the upper end of the containerandl for retaining the plates 46 in position is provided. Thelower end of the container is closed by a head mounted i in the ring 44.' When a container of this type is used itis made of such a size that it fits tightly into the drum 10. Many ditferent constructions of containers might be made and it is not permitted in this application to disclose the various types that might be used. j

ln using this vcooking device, after the victuals to be cooked have been placed in this means the victuals contained in the drum are protected from burning. rlhe vsteam generated during the cooking process may escape through the opening 19 in the hollow trunnion 17, thus eliminating any 'possibility of destruction of the device by excessive steam pressure.

ln using a cooking device of this type, meat may be cooked in from Seven to ten minutes, thus allowing a great saving in fuel. It also eliminates the smell of greases and the like which are usually developed in the ordinary methods of Cooking. These features are of extremeimportance where it is necessary to do the cooking in a living room.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated examples constitute practical embodiments of my invention I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated since manifestly the same can be considerably varied without departin from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims: I

I1. A cooking device'of the class described,

comprising a drum having a removable end and a steam escape opening in the other end.

removable means for supporting the victuals i to be cooked in the drum, means for rotatably mounting said drum above a source of heat, and means for rotating said drum.

` 2. A cooking device of the class described, comprising a drum having a removable end and a steam escape opening in the other end, means for supporting the victuals to be cooked in said drum, a shaftV attached to said drum, an y'adjustable frame provided` with means for .receiving said drum shaft l.to support it so that it may be rotated, and

means provided in conjunctionj with ,the shaft for rotating it.

3. A device of the class described for supporting victuals above a source of heat to cook the same, comprising an adjustable frame, a drum rotatably mounted above said source of heat on said frame, lugs provided on the drinn, and means for engaging in said lugs to remove the drum from the frame after it has been heated.

4. A cooking device of the class described for `supporting victuals above a source of heat. comprising an adjustable frame including posts provided with a plurality of notches, a drum having a removable end and a steam escape opening in the other end, a shaft attached to said drum for fitting into said notches provided in the frame posts t0 rotatably support the drum at different distances above the source of heat, and means provided in conjunction with the shaft for rotating it.

5. A cooking device of the character described, comprising an adjustable frame, va drum, means provided on the drum for rotatably mounting it in the adjustable frame, supports, seid notches being provided for a container for victuals removably mounted receiving the drum shaft, a `connecting rod 10 in the drum, and means for revolving the extending between said notched supports, drum. i and means for attaching said connecting 6. In a cooking device of the character rod to the notched supports to fix them in described including -a drum and a shaft at- `different relative positions to one another. tached to said drum, an adjustable supporting frame comprising a pair of notched MICHAEL KOTT. 

